The dispute continues...

I reported last month that my attorney and I were in the process of responding
to a demand from "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals" that I
immediately relinquish the "peta.org" domain name for their use. We responded
during the first week of March, and have since learned that they have
elected to continue to dispute my use of this domain name.

For more details, including my response to Steven Ragland's statement
to the press, see my Quote of the Week
editorial of February 16.

Meanwhile, I've been continuing to receive hundreds of messages of support,
usually in response to some mention of this page on radio talk shows or
publications. Hate mail, meanwhile, has been declining in proportion to the
flow of messages, and is down to about two percent of the messages received.

I also finally got around to reading
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. It's hard to believe that
with letal, contagious viruses like Ebola
on this planet, there are people who would intentionally cripple
biomedical research by restricting or eliminating the use of animals.

And while I'm recommending neat "stuff" to read, both directly and
tangentally related to the issues at hand, I'd also like to suggest
that you check out the home page
of The Margaret Thaler Singer Foundation,
a new human rights organization that, among other things, seeks to educate
the public about exploitative influence techniques used by cults
and other extremist groups.